Received: from iscp.bellcore.com (iscp.bellcore.com [128.96.144.206]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.4/8.6.4) with SMTP id GAA19891 for ; Fri, 25 Feb 1994 06:59:22 -0800Received: from amethyst.iscp.bellcore.com by iscp.bellcore.com (AIX 3.1/UCB 5.61/4.03)id AA26856; Fri, 25 Feb 94 09:57:52 -0500Received: by amethyst.iscp.bellcore.com (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03)id AA18789; Fri, 25 Feb 1994 09:58:23 -0500Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 09:58:23 -0500From: [email protected] (Don LoCrasto)Message-Id: To: [email protected]Pleasures of the Harbor - Phil Ochs"My life as John Wayne." - Phil Ochs,this song is based on the 1940 John Fordmovie "The Long Voyage Home" starring John Wayne,and based on a Eugene O'Neill play--Capo IIIVerse: C G Em F F C G Am (twice)Chorus: F Em Bb AmIntro: you're on your own !And the ship sets the sailThey've lived the taleTo carry to the shoreScreaming at the oarsOr staring from the railAnd the sea bids farewellShe waves and swellsAnd sends them on their wayTime has been her payAnd time will have to tellChorus:Oh soon your sailing will be overCome and take the pleasures of the harborAnd the anchor hits the sandThe hungry handsHave tied them to the portThe hour will be shortFor leisure on the landAnd the girls scent the airThey seem so fairWith paint upon their faceSoft as their embraceTo lead them up the stairsChorus: Oh soon ...Verse:In the room dark and dimTouch of skinHe asks her of her nameShe answers with no shameAnd not a sense of sin'til the fingers draw the blindSip of wineThe cigarette of doubtThe candle is blown outThe darkness is so kindChorus: Oh soon ...And the shadows claim the lightSame old sightThrill has flown awayOh, all alone they layTwo strangers in the night'til his heart skips a beatHe's on his feetTo shipmates he must joinShe's counting up the coinHe's swallowed by the streetChorus: Oh soon ...In the bar hanfs a cloudThe whiskey's loudThere's laughter in their eyesThe lonely in disguiseAre clinging to the crowdAnd the bottle fills the glassThe haze is fastHe's trembling for the tasteOf passion gone to wasteIn memories of the pastChorus: Oh soon ...In the alley red with rainCry of painFor love was but a smileTeasing all the whileNow dancing down the drain'til the boys reach the dockThey gently mockAnd lift him on their backsAnd lay him on his rackAnd leave beneath the lockChorus: Oh soon ...Repeat first verse